如今他尸骨未寒
“Now, his bones are not yet cold,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就是为了阻挡你们这些强盗 战死在淞沪
“to stop you bandits, died in the Battle of Songhu.”
如今他 尸骨未寒
“Now, his bones are not yet cold,”
“He just sacrificed his life defending against you, and you already show zero respect or shame.”
In Chinese culture, desecrating the memory or ignoring the immediate sacrifice of fallen defenders represents the height of moral depravity.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the body is not yet cold; before the deceased has even grown cold in death
A powerful four-character idiom (chengyu) used to condemn acts of betrayal or disrespect happening shortly after someone's death.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Now he has just passed away.”
“Manager Pan has just passed away.”
“is hardly cold,”
“But these remains were already highly skeletonized.”
“His body is still in Dachang. His bones aren't even cold yet.”
“Shortly after her father's death,”